A novel smectic liquid crystalline phase exhibited by W-shaped molecules

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2880-2884

  Rao, Nandiraju V S ^a   Paul, Manoj Kr ^a   Miyake, Isamu ^b   Takanishi, Yoichi ^b   Ishikawa, Ken ^b   Takezoe, Hideo ^b  

^a ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DEFECTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACES; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CRYSTALLINE PHASES;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

N,N' BIS[2 HYDROXY 5 (4' N TETRADECYLPHENYLAZO)BENZYLIDENE] 4 NITRO 1,3 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; COOLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATERIALS; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0348110488     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b304964g     Document Type: Article

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